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The Boonah Uniting Church and community has been shocked by the accidental death of an elderly church member who was knocked over by a car after worship last Sunday.
Mavis Bell was getting into a car to be taken back to the Fassifern Retirement Village when it suddenly reversed knocking her to the ground.
A well know resident of the area, Ms Bell was 87 and died that afternoon in the Boonah hospital. A 93 year old resident also received minor injuries in the accident but is recovering.
The driver of the car who had taken three women, including Mrs Bell, to church every Sunday for many years was distraught.
Mrs Bell’s son Peter Finney told the Courier Mail, "She is a nice lady who was doing a good turn. I feel very sorry for her. She phoned me about the accident,"
"She said she thought the car was in park and it must have slipped into reverse. It started to move and she went to put her foot on the brake but got the accelerator."
Rev Noel Fraser and other Uniting Church ministers and leaders are offering support to the community.
